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Dr. John Williams discusses the hazards of fentanyl and how officers can minimize risks
Agencies must weigh the pros and cons of shift schedules to do what they can to ensure success – for officers, the agency and the community
Is a suspect more likely to go to the blind corner or somewhere else in a room in an attempt to ambush an officer?
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said the officers are expected to recover
Deputy Jacob Shaw can be heard on body camera footage apologizing to Andy Grimm and saying he believed his camera was a weapon
“Congratulations, you just impersonated a police officer”
Although we do a lot of things right in the law enforcement profession, we don’t do a good job of ensuring our history is passed along from one generation to the next
Authorities said Quentin Smith fatally shot Officers Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli on Feb. 10
Detective Sean Suiter’s death is one of the only unsolved killings of a police officer in the Baltimore department’s history
Another officer was injured during the confrontation but not from gunfire
Police said the man advanced toward officers holding an object extended in front of him
John Russell Hall is accused of killing Pikeville Police Officer Scotty Hamilton
The injured officer was in fair condition with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound
Officers must make life and death decisions and conduct investigations into criminal acts much like physicians investigate what’s ailing a patient
Numerous PDs across the country are experiencing a staff shortage
“I’m just extremely lucky to be here right now,” Cpl. Seth Kelly said
Gov. Larry Hogan said Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill “may have saved other people’s lives”
Trooper Tyler Parker lost control of his vehicle during intense rain and struck a tree
The sheriff praised Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill for containing the situation in less than a minute
The Willoughby Hills PD released the dashboard camera video hours after Timmothy S. Schmidt pleaded guilty to shooting two officers
Officials weren’t immediately naming the driver or what caused the crash
Police said the deputy suffered a broken toe during the incident
The officers subdued the man, who was armed with a knife in each hand, after he urged police to kill him
The thieves tried to escape out of a fire exit where several officers were waiting for them
Citizens and law enforcement gathered for the funeral of Officer Scotty Hamilton, who was shot and killed while on duty
Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan said that Officer Richard Lehr was released from a hospital Monday afternoon
Police Chief Brian Manley said the latest bombing that injured two people was caused by a tripwire
Three students were injured after Dennis Alexander pointed a gun toward a ceiling and inadvertently fired a round during a lecture
Four people were charged with hindering prosecution in connection with the shooting of Officer Scotty Hamilton
The deputy managed to make it out without any injuries, authorities said
Footage from the officers’ body cameras show William Young attacked them with a weapon as soon as they found him
Christian McCall was charged in a January shooting that wounded three LEOs and killed Det. Mike Doty
The officer helped two unconscious people get to the hospital, and they may not have survived otherwise